Sean Kingston (album)

Sean Kingston
Studio album by Sean Kingston
Released	July 31, 2007
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	R&B, reggae fusion, hip hop
Length	51:50
Label	Beluga Heights, Epic, Koch, Cinematic Music Group
Producer	J.R. Rotem, DJ Felli Fel
Sean Kingston chronology
Sean Kingston (2007) Tomorrow (2009)
Singles from Sean Kingston
"Beautiful Girls" Released: May 26, 2007 "Me Love" Released: July 31, 2007 "Take You There" Released: October 23, 2007 "There's Nothin" Released: March 13, 2008

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	(B)[2]
USA Today	[3]
Yahoo! Music	[4]
DJBooth.net	[5]

Sean Kingston is the self-titled eponymous debut album by Sean Kingston, released on July 31, 2007. The album was produced by J. R. Rotem. Sean Kingston wrote the lyrics with help from Evan Bogart. Kingston has claimed his lyrics are totally representative of his personal life. Ranging from the self-deprecating-schoolboy tale of lost love in the album's global chart-topping single "Beautiful Girls" to the much deeper "Dry Your Eyes", where he visits the hardship of watching his mother and sister being sent to prison when he was just 15 years old.^[6]

The album has been certified gold by the RIAA as of February 2008 with an excess of 500,000 copies.^[7]

The album entered the U.S. Billboard 200 chart at #6 and fell to #13 the following week.^[8] The album reached #2 on RIANZ in its second week.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem	0:34
2.	"Kingston"	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem	3:28
3.	"Take You There"	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, E. Kidd Bogart, Timothy Thomas, Theron Thomas	3:56
4.	"Me Love"	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant	3:24
5.	"Beautiful Girls"	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, Sly "Pyper" Jordan, Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	4:01
6.	"Dry Your Eyes"	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, Sly "Pyper" Jordan, E. Kidd Bogart	3:32
7.	"Got No Shorty"	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, Sly "Pyper" Jordan, Roger A. Graham and Spencer Williams	3:22
8.	"There's Nothin" (featuring Paula DeAnda)	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, E. Kidd Bogart	3:57
9.	"Can You Feel It" (featuring Phil Collins)	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, Phil Collins	3:27
10.	"Drummer Boy"	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem	3:37
11.	"Your Sister"	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, E. Kidd Bogart	3:30
12.	"That Ain't Right"	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem	3:41
13.	"Change"	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem	3:38

Alternate track
No.	Title	Length
8.	"There's Nothin'" (featuring Élan and Juelz Santana)	3:45

iTunes bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
14.	"Colors (Reggae Remix)" (featuring Vybz Kartel & Kardinal Offishall)	Kisean Anderson, J.R. Rotem, Adidja Palmer, Tracy Morrow, Charles Glenn	4:39

iTunes deluxe version[9]
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Personal (Big Girls Remix)" (featuring Fergie)	3:56
16.	"Beautiful Girls" (Music video)	4:17
17.	"Me Love" (Music video)	3:24
18.	"Take You There" (Music video)	4:01
19.	"There's Nothin" (featuring Élan and Juelz Santana) (Music video)	3:45

Sample credits

• "Me Love" - derived from the song, "D'yer Mak'er", written by Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, John Paul Jones and John Bonham; performed by Led Zeppelin.
• "Beautiful Girls" - contains portions of and features samples from the recording, "Stand by Me", written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller; performed by Ben E. King.
• "Got No Shorty" - contains interpolations of the composition, "I Ain't Got Nobody", written by Roger A. Graham and Spencer Williams; performed by Bing Crosby.
• "I Can Feel It" - features samples of the recording, "In the Air Tonight", written and performed by Phil Collins.
• "Colors" - contains an interpolation of the track, "Colors", written by Tracy Morrow and Charles Glenn; performed by Ice-T.
• "Take You There" - features a sample of a vocal melody from "Say It Right" by Nelly Furtado.

Charts

Chart (2007-2008)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	21
French Albums Chart	43
New Zealand Albums Chart	2
Swiss Albums Chart	74
U.S. Billboard 200	6
U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums	3

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[10]	Gold	35,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[11]	Platinum	100,000^^
Ireland (IRMA)[12]	Gold	7,500^x
New Zealand (RMNZ)[13]	Gold	7,500^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[15]	Gold	500,000^^
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Allmusic review".
2. "Entertainment Weekly review". August 13, 2007.
3. "USA Today review".
4. "Yahoo! Music review".
5. "DJBooth.net review".
6. Sean Kingston interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' February 2008
7. RIAA, "Searchable Database", Recording Industry Association of America, February 12, 2009.
8. Katie Hasty, "Common Scores First No. 1 On Billboard 200", Billboard.com, August 8, 2007.
9. "Sean Kingston (Deluxe Version) by Sean Kingston". iTunes US. Apple. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
10. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association.
11. "Canadian album certifications – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston". Music Canada.
12. "Irish album certifications – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston". Irish Recorded Music Association.
13. "New Zealand album certifications – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston". Recorded Music NZ.
14. "British album certifications – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Sean Kingston in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
15. "American album certifications – Sean Kingston – Sean Kingston". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH

External links

• Sean Kingston on Myspace